#177 | Request for Startups, Real Estate Tech Themes, & more
April 22nd–28th | Insights from Crossbeam, Altimeter, Ansa, Scale VC, and others
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This newsletter curates a selection of posts featured on the website each week.
Investment Themes, Theses, & Outlooks
Request for Startups (Crossbeam team)
Real Estate Technology Themes We’re Tracking in 2024 (Nima Wedlake, VC @ Thomvest)
Industry Developments & Analyses
Cybersecurity’s Hidden Network Effect (Zain Rizavi, Principal @ Ridge)
The Equal Ventures Insurance Index - Q1 2024 (Rick Zullo & Adam Chadroff, Equal)
The Economics of Generative AI (Apoorv Agrawal, Partner @ Altimeter)
The Next Wave of GRC: Harnessing the Power of Responsible AI (Hannah McQuaid, VC @ Ansa)
2024 AI Index Report (Leah Morris, Sr. Director @ Radical)
Building trustworthy AI systems: AI Reliability and Security are everyone’s problem (Maggie Basta, VC @ Scale)
The new era of AI business models (Ryan Shannon, VC @ Radical Ventures)
Guides, Case Studies, and Best Practices for Operating
Guide to Product Marketing for startups (Amy Saper, Partner @ Uncork)
How to Price an Early Stage B2B Software Product (Ben Yoskovitz, Partner @ Highline Beta)
Getting Ready to Launch a Token: What You Need to Know (Miles Jennings & Jason Rosenthal, A16Z Crypto)
Additional Reads
Unveiling the Secret Portfolio Returns of Leading Venture Funds (Jason Shuman, GP @ Primary)
The Next Bottleneck (Kevin Stevens, Partner @ Energize)
Rule of 40 — I don’t see you (Sammy Abdullah, GP @ Blossom Street VC)
Are Software Companies Good Businesses? (Tomasz Tunguz, MD @ Theory)
Clicks & Clout: How We Seek Status In the Digital Age (Rex Woodbury, MP @ Daybreak)
Life Imitates Art (Kyle Harrison, GP @ Contrary)
So Sugar is Bad? How Added Sugar Quickly Became the Enemy (Jessie Harris, VP @ TXV Partners)
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